On Divit Island...Love Over Forgiveness

Chapter Five

      The smell coming from the kitchen made Sanem open her eyes. " He's cooking." She whispered quietly under her breath. She rolled over, stretching her body to relief all the kinks. The night before had been quite the roll in the sack, she remembered, a smile easing across her face. 

      She slide out of bed and headed to the bathroom. She had to chuckle as she looked at the shower, " If that shower could talk" she thought as she washed her face eager to start her day. She quickly dressed and followed that tantalizing smell of food.

      " Good morning my love." Sanem said as she entered the kitchen. The table was already covered with an array of delicious looking for. " Good morning babe. Did you sleep well?" Can asked, as he turned and pulled her close to his body. He kissed her cheek, " I slept like a baby, just so you know. So I think maybe last nights medicine should be our nightly prescription, don't you agree?" He spoke as he kissed her neck. 

      Sanem felt a shiver of delight as her husband made his way along her neck to her ear. She giggled, as the goosebumps erupted throughout her body, " Can, calm down. Let's not get it started this morning. The kids will be up soon." She replied, but she didn't move away from him.

      He held on to her tightly, breathing in the smell that was so distinctively hers. " Babe, I think that breakfast can wait for a bit, don't you" He whispered into her ear as he felt that ache of desire for her begin to make him grow. 

      Sanem was just about to agree with him when Tana came running into the kitchen, " Daddy, did you make pancakes? They smell so good." She exclaimed, wrapping her little arms around his legs. 

      Sanem quickly jumped back, nervously pulling at her shirt. " Good morning baby, yes I did make pancakes." Can said, ushering his youngest child to her chair at the table. He looked at his wife with a look of amusement and gave her a wink.

      Within minutes their lives had changed from two people full of desire and heat for each other, to sitting around the table with their children enjoying their breakfast. But a few undetected glances at one another across the table was all they needed to know that their time would come later. 

      Deniz could barely wait long enough to eat his breakfast until he was up and running out the door with his new sketch pad and pencils. He had a favorite spot where he loved to sit a draw. It was down a path from their house toward the beach. He had found this place a couple of years ago, it was just tucked away in a private little spot on the island. It was almost like a cave craved back into the lush foliage, but yet he had a perfect view of the beach and the sea.

      He could let his Imagination run wild there, as he sketched the landscape and view out into the sea. Sanem was amazed at how talented he was, without any formal training he was hands above any other 10 year old she had ever seen.

      Their day quickly turned into the same as the day before. Sanem had her notebook and was perched in her lounge chair on the patio. Tana had setup her whole family of dolls in their huge dollhouse and was off on her fantasy life. Can always started his day off with reading. He had a few of his special books that he liked to read before beginning his day. Nothing was more relaxing than this time of day for them both.

      Sanem was trying to finish the next chapter of her book but the thoughts of Leila and Emre and their sons coming soon kept getting in the way. " Can you know we really need to make a trip to Chania very soon to pick up some groceries and things before Leila and Emre get here." She told him, eager for them to visit.

      " Yes, and maybe we could spend some time with Luca and Thea too. We could go on Friday's ferry and come back on Monday. I know Deniz would love spending time with Marcus." Can answered. Can had only had a couple of friends in his life, Metin and Akif, from boarding school. They had all seemed to drift apart over the years, with each of them busy with their own families. But Luca was a friend they both had found when they needed a friend the most. He had bonded quickly with Luca after the problems in Athens with Polen. Can felt like Luca had been the one to save Sanems life, and for that he would be forever grateful and forever a friend.

      Sanem sat up quickly on the edge of her chair, " You mean go for the weekend. Where would we stay." She asked, her face already glowing at the possibility. " Could we stay at the resort that's just down the beach from Luca and Theas place?" She said, with excitement.

      Can smiled at her childlike enthusiasm, he loved to see that side of her. " Sure why not. It could be our last trip of the summer, before we start our teaching jobs." He answered, feeling the excitement of the possibility. Sanem squealed with delight, " Do you mean it. Ok, let me go make our reservations." She said, jumping up to go get her phone. 

      Can grabbed her hand before she hurried off, pulling her down next to him in his chair. " Hey, don't I get a little something for coming up with the idea." He growled at her, his lips tempting hers as he pulled her closer to him. His beard tickled her, " Can, stop." She giggled, completely enamored with his advances. " Tana is right here Can, please be careful." She whispered, giving him a quick peck of the lips before standing.

      Can wrinkled up his nose, " Ok, but be sure I will expect much more than that later on." He called out to her as she hurried off to the bedroom for her phone. 

      First she made a call to Luca, " My dear how are you." Sanem asked, when Luca answered. "Guess what,....we are coming to visit for a couple of days." She announced with excitement. "Oh really." He shouted, " When are you coming?"  Luca and his family always loved the visits with Can and Sanem, and their children were as close as siblings.

      " We will come on Fridays ferry. We are going to stay at the resort on the beach. The one that's close to your house." She explained, feeling the excitement grow as she told him the details. "Let Thea know, will you. I want to spend a lot of time with her. We have a lot to catch up on." Sanem replied.

      Next Sanem made the call to the resort to book their cottage. They loved to stay there, and of course they had their favorite  little cottage that she insisted on each time.  It was  close to the water, with the white sand of the beach stretched on for a mile. She had very fond memories of this place. She smiled as she thought back to a very special weekend they had spent there about 6 years earlier. She was positive that was the place that had been the beginning of their daughters life. 

      The thoughts of that weekend were as vivid in her mind as anything. That feeling of love that they experienced on that weekend was quite magical, and nine months later they held the results of that magic in their arms,.....Tana.

      A shiver of delight ran through her body.....Could that happen again. What would be the odds...

      She smiled as she booked that oh so special cottage.....